Hexane biodegradation in two-liquid phase biofilters operated with hydrophobic biomass: Effect of the organic phase-packing media ratio and the irrigation rate

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 237, Issue , 2014, Pages 162-168

  Lebrero, Raquel ^a   Hernández, María ^a   Quijano, Guillermo ^a   Muñoz, Raúl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hexane; Hydrophobic biomass; Irrigation rate; Organic packed biofilter; Two phase partitioning bioreactor

Indexed keywords

COMPOST-BASED BIOFILTERS; HEXANE REMOVAL; IRRIGATION RATES; MINERAL SALT MEDIUMS; NO REMOVAL; SILICONE OIL; TWO PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTOR; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; COMPOSTING; HYDROPHOBICITY; IRRIGATION; SILICONES;

HEXANE;

EID: 84886817247     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.10.016     Document Type: Article

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